On March 5, for about 2 hours (22:00 – 24:00), the social network Facebook crashed globally. Afterwards, parent company Meta issued a statement confirming that it had fixed the problem but did not mention the reason for the above situation, making users confused.
The incident generated various reactions and sharing of opinions on many alternative platforms about the incident. Worth mentioning, many people realize that they are too dependent on this social network.
What do you see after Facebook’s incident?
A humorous Facebook account lists things to do when unable to access this social network. It’s a long list of things he should be doing in his daily life but is behind because he spends a lot of time on Facebook.
A humorous sharing from Facebook users about what was done when this social network collapsed globally.
Although it is only a “troll” post, one can clearly see the impact of using Facebook on the daily lives of many people.
According to a study by Rakuten Viber, Vietnamese people spend about 2 hours and 32 minutes a day on social networks and messaging applications. The above figure is one minute longer than the global user average.
Meanwhile, online research conducted by Q&me in 2021 shows that Vietnamese people’s time spent using mobile applications is high, on average up to 6.1 hours per day. Among them, people under the age of 26 often use it longer, with more than 7 hours a day.
These are alarming numbers regardless of the reason users use social networks.
According to Meta’s second quarter 2023 financial report, Facebook’s daily active users (DAU) reached 2.06 billion, higher than StreetAccount’s expected 2.04 billion and 2.037 billion in the previous quarter. . The number of monthly users is 3.03 billion, about 40% of the global population.
Studies have confirmed that social network addiction causes serious consequences for users’ health and psychology.
In a thematic sharing session, doctor CK2 Tran Duy Tam, Head of General Planning Department, Ho Chi Minh City Mental Hospital, stated symptoms that depend on users’ social networks and the internet. A person is considered ‘addicted’ when he or she is always preoccupied with accessing the internet, needs to use it for increasing amounts of time to achieve satisfaction, and stays online longer than originally planned.
Users appear restless, moody, depressed or irritable when trying to reduce or stop using the internet or using it as a way to escape problems in daily life.
Users are also considered to be too dependent on the internet and social networks when they try to control or cut down on usage time but are unsuccessful and their online access affects other daily habits, including work. job.
Addiction to Facebook in particular and social networks in general can cause many harmful effects both physically and mentally: body aches, carpal tunnel syndrome, insomnia, vision problems, weight gain/loss. Emotional effects can include depression, dishonesty, anxiety, social isolation, aggression, and emotional lability.